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Where to shop in Fort Worth right now: 5 must-hit stores for October

Apricot Lane is now open in Southlake.

Apricot Lane

As Tarrant County grows, so does the demand for new and unique retail offerings. There are several new outlets with a focus on home (especially the kitchen), as well as fashion and tech. This is where to shop in Fort Worth this month:

Amazon Pop-Up at the Parks at Arlington
Everyone's favorite e-tailer has set up temporary digs at Parks Mall. Pop by and browse the full range of Amazon devices (Echo, Fire TV, Fire Tablets, Dash Button, and Kindle). In-store experts show you each device in action, and they can help you set them up. Plus, all Amazon.com deals are matched. The pop-up is located on Level 1, near Forever 21, and will be open through the holidays.

Apricot Lane
Southlake Town Center has added yet another national fashion boutique to its roster. The new addition is Apricot Lane, known for cozy, down-home casual wear for women, as well as Pinterest-worthy accessories and gifts. There is also a location at Galleria Dallas.

Chopper Supply Co.
Much more than just a motorcycle parts shop, the newly expanded Chopper Supply Co. now offers everything from vintage clothing to custom-made hats and shirts. Even if you prefer to ride on four wheels instead of two, you're almost guaranteed to find that elusive fashion staple: the perfect leather motorcycle jacket.

Sur la Table
New to the Waterside shopping development is the high-end kitchen supply chain, which specializes in quality cookware, utensils, gadgets, and more. Any gourmand can tell you that Sur la Table is a one-stop shop for staples such as La Creuset bakeware. Don't know your way around the kitchen very well? Sur la Table also is famous for in-store cooking classes and live demonstrations.

Whole Foods
Also opening at Waterside is Whole Foods Market, a state-of-the-art grocery shopping experience, with offerings above and beyond groceries. In addition to grab-and-go sushi, pizza, sandwiches, salad bar, hot food bar, and a smokehouse, there is The Bar, an in-store venue with 16 beers on tap. This Whole Foods also has shuffleboard and 12 TVs. A grand opening celebration takes place October 12.

Whole Foods Market is opening at Waterside.

Photo courtesy of Whole Foods Market

Whole Foods Market is opening at Waterside.

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Closure News

Big Lots hosts going out of business sales at all Fort Worth stores

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Big Lots trademark color is orange.

Discount retail chain Big Lots is hosting a massive "GOB" — going out of business — sale, in anticipation of a possible company-wide closure.

The Columbus, Ohio-based chain has not come out and said it is going out of business — but instead that is holding the going-out-of-business sales to protect the value of the company.

"We all have worked extremely hard and have taken every step to complete a going concern sale," Big Lots President and CEO Bruce Thorn said in a statement. "While we remain hopeful that we can close an alternative going concern transaction, in order to protect the value of the Big Lots estate, we have made the difficult decision to begin the GOB process."

The sell-off comes after a stalled sale of Big Lots to Nexus Capital Management, which was in motion after Big Lots initiated bankruptcy proceedings under Chapter 11 in September.

At that time, they executed a first round of closings — a total of 344 stores that included one in Fort Worth. They followed that with another round of closures in October that took three more Fort Worth-area stores.

On December 19, Big Lots determined that the sale would not be moving forward.

According to Fast Company, Big Lots did not explain why it was unable to complete a sale to Nexus, other than reports that an appraisal of Big Lots' inventory came in below expectations, which would make it unviable for Nexus Capital Management buy the company.

While they continue to look for alternatives, the plan now is to do the GOB sale in anticipation of a company shutdown.

Fans will miss Big Lots for their good-quality furniture, household goods, seasonal items, and gourmet foodstuffs, as well as basics like cleaning products and cereal.

There are currently six stores remaining in the Fort Worth area:

Arlington, 2110 S. Cooper St.
Arlington South, 5781 SW Green Oaks Blvd.
Bedford, 2853 Central Dr.
Fort Worth, 6300 Rufe Snow Dr.
Keller, 1580 Keller Pkwy. #50B
Lake Worth, 6708 Lake Worth Blvd.

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